A.V. Vinogradov’s Field Diary as a Source for the Study of Stone Age Sites in the Northeastern Aral Sea region (Kazakhstan)
Tazhekeyev A. Kurmaniyazov Y. Chekha A. Rakhimzhanova S. Sultanzhanov Z.
31 March 2025Margulan Institute of Archaeology
Kazakhstan Archeology
2025#27Issue 167 - 87 pp.
The article examines a previously unpublished archival document — the field diary of the orientalist, Doctor of Historical Sciences, and participant of the Khorezm archaeological and ethnographic expedition, Alexander Vladimirovich Vinogradov. This field diary was discovered by the authors of the article in 2023 during their work with the archival collections of the N.N. Miklukho-Maklai Institute of Ethnology and Anthropology of the Russian Academy of Sciences. The archaeologist’s field diary is a specialized journal in which the scholar records all observations and results of field research. This source serves as an important tool for systematizing and preserving information about the progress of excavations and the artifacts found. A.V. Vinogradov’s diary contains information on the results of reconnaissance work conducted by the Khorezm expedition in the territory of the Northeastern Aral Sea region in 1955, including detailed notes on the geographical features of the region, the course of archaeological excavations, and the artifacts discovered, which makes it possible to gain a deeper understanding of the development of the Stone Age in the region. The article provides a complete description of the document, as well as the authors’ comments on the value of this diary as a biographical source and as evidence of the early stages in the development of Stone Age research in Kazakhstan and other adjacent regions.
A.V. Vinogradov , archaeological exploration , archive , field diary , North-Eastern Aral Sea region
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Margulan Institute of Archaeology, Astana, Kazakhstan
Korkyt Ata Kyzylorda University, Kyzylorda, Kazakhstan
Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography SB RAS, Novosibirsk, Russian Federation
Margulan Institute of Archaeology
Korkyt Ata Kyzylorda University
Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography SB RAS
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